Denny’s, America’s Diner<\/p>\n
Kristen and I go there for privacy<\/p>\n
To discuss the drama in the house<\/p>\n
To plot the revolution<\/p>\n
To find a way to take back our home<\/p>\n
From the Lodgers we had invited in.<\/p>\n
I always order, except when I don’t<\/p>\n
The Everyday Slam (which sounds like a punk dance)<\/p>\n
Whole wheat pancakes<\/p>\n
Sugarless Syrup<\/p>\n
Sausage,not bacon<\/p>\n
Bacon isn’t really food I say,<\/p>\n
to Kristen’s annoyance.<\/p>\n
She likes the taste of bacon<\/p>\n
but won’t let me get it for her.<\/p>\n
Scrambled eggs with steak sauce instead of Ketchup.<\/p>\n
Just to class things up.<\/p>\n
Over the years we have seen the economy change<\/p>\n
The servers are newer hires who don’t last as long as the veterans,<\/p>\n
Who moved on after their hours were cut.<\/p>\n
To avoid giving them bennies.<\/p>\n
Now the dramatic couple \u00a0and their sweet teenager are gone,<\/p>\n
Replaced by an quiet, amiable fellow<\/p>\n
The house is quiet.<\/p>\n
We eat at home more.<\/p>\n
Especially since my blood sugar edged up.<\/p>\n
I no longer eat pancakes.<\/p>\n
Denny’s, America’s Diner.”<\/p>\n
Somehow we caught on<\/p>\n
The food wasn’t that great,<\/p>\n
nor the service<\/p>\n
nor the atmosphere,<\/p>\n
It was the company we kept all along.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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